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Cossack Play, 1817
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Cossack Play, 1817

François Joseph Weygand · 1817-06-20 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Board game with a spiral of squares numbered from 1 to 63, expressing the fear and amazement with which the Parisians watched the arrival on French soil of the soldiers of the allied army (Cossacks). In the corners views of Moscow: the Kremlin, Red Square, the Main Gate and the house of Mr. Paschkoff (later the Lenin Library). Various squares show Cossacks and weapons. In the center field a depiction of the Cossack camp on the Champs Elysée, 31 March 1814, and the rules of the game in Dutch and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKozakkenspel, 1817. 1817-06-20. François Joseph Weygand. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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